Mintgrun
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I shared a pair of saw stands I found back in August along with this photo of a cobbled-up doubled-up table saw. (post 1,076)
I decided to exchange the saw on the right with another one out in the carport that was on a wooden stand and make use of the two new-to-me stands; along with the cast iron wings on the other saw.
I mocked it up upside down and learned that there's a quarter inch height difference between the two stands. Adding little pucks under the feet of one saw seemed like the cleanest solution. This photo shows a shim between the saw and base, but that looked wrong.
Those dust chutes on the underside help pull sawdust away, but the open backs on these saws are a problem. I made a simple cover that works well while the saw is in the ninety-degree position. The dado saw has one, since it's only used vertically and I made a second one for the carport saw before ripping a bunch of aluminum; to help contain the glittery mess.
The local Habitat store recently had one of those home-shop-kits, with a table saw, jointer, sanding disc, drill press and maybe one other accessory (?). They had not priced it yet, but I knew better than to bring another one home regardless. It was missing the base though and I was tempted to go back to the store to donate the large base (in the first image), but wasn't up for another hour and a half of driving.
Tom
I decided to exchange the saw on the right with another one out in the carport that was on a wooden stand and make use of the two new-to-me stands; along with the cast iron wings on the other saw.
I mocked it up upside down and learned that there's a quarter inch height difference between the two stands. Adding little pucks under the feet of one saw seemed like the cleanest solution. This photo shows a shim between the saw and base, but that looked wrong.
Those dust chutes on the underside help pull sawdust away, but the open backs on these saws are a problem. I made a simple cover that works well while the saw is in the ninety-degree position. The dado saw has one, since it's only used vertically and I made a second one for the carport saw before ripping a bunch of aluminum; to help contain the glittery mess.
The local Habitat store recently had one of those home-shop-kits, with a table saw, jointer, sanding disc, drill press and maybe one other accessory (?). They had not priced it yet, but I knew better than to bring another one home regardless. It was missing the base though and I was tempted to go back to the store to donate the large base (in the first image), but wasn't up for another hour and a half of driving.
Tom
